South Africa is beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions today, allowing sales of alcohol and cigarettes to resume.

Domestic travel, small family gatherings and the reopening of businesses will also now all be allowed, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.
He reimposed a ban on alcohol sales in July, saying it would take pressure off the national healthcare system.

The country has recorded more than half of Africa's coronavirus infections, with more than 570,000 cases and 11,500 deaths.

But there are signs that the case numbers could be stabilising, and the World Health Organization says the hospitalisation rate is also slowing down.